Multiple vertical axis wind turbines with passive rectification to a common DC-link

Morgan Rossander, Christoffer Fjellstedt and Hans Bernhoff

Renewable Energy, 2018, vol. 127, issue C, 1101-1110

Abstract: Wind turbines are commonly placed in wind farms, usually operating as separate units. Possible benefits could be found by allowing turbines to share a common DC-link. Diode rectifiers are a robust and cost effective way to rectify variable speed wind turbines, with loss of direct control of the generator. This paper studies the electromechanical interactions between four passively rectified vertical axis wind turbines connected to a common DC-link. Two different load approaches for the DC-link are compared using simulations in terms of performance and stability: a power source and a voltage source. The optimal torque (or optimal power) control is implemented for the two loads approaches. In addition, three-phase and dual stator winding (six-phase) generators are compared. The results show that all suggested solutions work with similar performance. However, the power load requires a large DC-link capacitance to achieve stability. More generatorphases improve the system with passive rectification in most cases. The simulations suggest that the common DC-link systems are expected to have a few percent lower energy capture due to the lack of individual turbine control. On the other hand, there is a significant reduction in peak power and a potential for smoother output power.

Keywords: Common DC-Link; Passive rectification; Diode rectification; Vertical axis wind turbine; Multiphase; Permanent magnet generator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.013

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